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Searching for a powerfull Gnu/Linux Laptop

Hello Everyone,

I don't know if this is the right place to ask this but. I live in Portugal, and I start searching a laptop for my studies. I am studing on the university to became Software Engineer. And I wanted a laptop 100% compactible with Gnu/Linux. I am using an Asus 1215N (so as you may understand, it isn't quite the joy... and I'm just talking about the Optimus nothing else).

So I needed a cheap laptop (as a student I don't have lot of money, in fact in order to buy a new laptop I need to sell of trade my Asus 1215N), where I could run Gnu/Linux perfectly, and by this I mean :

- No Ati or Nvidia (even knowing I will use my laptop for gaming/software development, I want something totally opensource. Because I simply had enough of all of the nVidia/Ati wories in Linux), so an Intel would be nice (HD4000 Ivy Bridge if possible).
- A good CPU (everything more powerfull than an Atom D525 is welcome... and believe me.. It isn't that hard ).
- A decent battery live (since I use it in the university, I need something that can at least last 2 hours)

This requirements are just options, nothing more, if you have another idea, than please tell me !

Thanks in Advance for all your help,
And sorry for my horrible english (and for the mistake if this post does not belong here :S)

Just curious, why skip on Ati because of fglrx? The AMD open drivers are quite comparable to the intel ones (more stable, but lack Intel's video accel).

I'd recommend a Trinity laptop otherwise

I only had bad experiencies with ATI GPU's, even with opensource drivers, but It is not a problem to me to give ti a try again . Is there any especific model you think it is great under the requiremente I need ?

PS : Just to know If I am right.... Trinity is the A4, A6 and A10 APU from ATI right ?

Acer Aspire 5560G/7560G have pretty good Linux support (just don't forget to install latest BIOS that include fixes for Linux support). The only thing you need to do - disable discrete GPU in BIOS to increase battery life (more than 2 hours).
WiFi require Broadcom proprietary driver, but in Ubuntu/Kubuntu there is 1-Click utility Additional Drivers, that help install this driver.